A pole vaulter makes an attempt during the 23rd National Pole Vaulting Summit at the Reno Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nevada on Friday night.

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Eric Lee Castillo
sports@rgj.com

Nearly 2,000 pole-vaulting coaches, athletes and fans converged on Reno for the Pole Vaulting Summit at the Livestock Events Center on Friday.

The event, which continues today, features six Olympic champions, 10 world champions, and countless NCAA champions, NIAA champions and state champions.

Some of the biggest cheers of the night came for Trey Hardee, the silver medal winner in the decathlon at the 2012 London Olympics. Hardee attended the event for the first time and is working hard to begin the year despite it being an Olympic off-year. ...